Legendary
singer
Lata
Mangeshkar's
health
has
"marginally
improved" but
she
continues
to
remain
in
the
ICU,
her
family
said
on
Tuesday.
The
92-year-old
singer
tested
positive
for
coronavirus
with
mild
symptoms
and
was
admitted
to
the
Intensive
Care
Unit
(ICU)
of
the
Breach
Candy
Hospital
in
south
Mumbai
on
January
8.
The
Mangeshkar
family,
through
the
official
account
of
the
singer,
once
again
asked
people
to
not
indulge
in
spreading
"disturbing
rumours"
about
her
health
condition.
"There
is
a
marginal
improvement
in
Lata
Didi’s
health
and
she
continues
to
be
in
the
ICU.
Kindly
refrain
from
spreading
disturbing
rumours
or
falling
prey
to
random
messages
regarding
Didi’s
health.
Thank
you,"
Mangeshkar's
official
Twitter
account
tweeted.
In
a
separate
statement
from
the
family,
they
said
Mangeshkar
is
being
treated
by
a
team
of
doctors,
headed
by
Dr
Pratit
Samdani.
"It’s
not
possible
to
give
updates
daily
as
that
is
a
direct
intrusion
in
the
privacy
of
the
family.
We
request
each
one
of
you
to
be
sensitive
to
this
issue,"
read
the
statement,
shared
by
close
family
friend
Anusha
Srinivasan
Iyer.
Regarded
as
one
of
Indian
cinema's
greatest
singers,
Mangeshkar
started
her
career
at
the
age
of
13
in
1942
and
has
over
30,000
songs
to
her
credit
in
several
Indian
languages.
In
her
over
a
seven-decade
career,
she
has
sung
various
memorable
tracks
such
as
'Ajeeb
Dastan
Hai
Ye',
'Pyar
Kiya
To
Darna
Kya',
'Neela
Asman
so
Gaya',
and
'Tere
Liye',
among
others.
The
singer
--
known
as
Melody
Queen
of
India
--
has
been
lauded
with
numerous
awards
and
honours
including
the
Padma
Bhushan,
the
Padma
Vibhushan,
the
Dada
Saheb
Phalke
Award,
and
multiple
National
Film
Awards.
She
is
also
a
recipient
of
the
Bharat
Ratna,
India's
highest
civilian
honour.